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Meanings of elastin fiber in English

Russian
эластические волокна
Portuguese
fibra elástica
Catalan
fibra elàstica
Spanish
fibra elástica

An extracellular matrix part that consists of an insoluble core of polymerized tropoelastin monomers and a surrounding mantle of microfibrils.

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        эластические волокна
        Usage of elastin fiber in English
        1
        The lungs were removed and examined for defects in elastin fiber formation.
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        2
        Elastin fiber density is unchanged in the glaucomatous nerve heads that we studied.
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        3
        PGS nanofibers are an inexpensive and synthetic material that mimics the chemical and mechanical environment provided by elastin fibers.
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        4
        Its normal circulating concentration functions to maintain the elasticity of the lung by preventing the hydrolytic destruction of elastin fibers.
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        5
        It may also partly be due to an increase of elastin fibers in the dermis through the stimulation of fibroblast activity.
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        Translations for elastin fiber
        Portuguese
        fibra elástica